Think of climbing stairs, the higher you climb the less energy you have, so animals on the top of the pyramid only have a fraction of the energy that animals near the bottom of the pyramid do.
To remember the difference between biotic and abiotic factors, know that the prefix “a” before a word means not. So if biotic factors are living, then abiotic factors must be non-living.
If you shine a flashlight on a basketball, you’ll notice that some parts of the basketball aren’t as bright as other parts. Similarly, the light from the sun hits the earth with greater intensity at some parts more than others.
To remember the names of isolines, note the root words. Temperature is represented by “therm,” “bar” is a measurement of pressure, and “tach” is often associated with words relating to the measurement of speed.
The different types of air masses are like different moods. Depending on an air mass’s humidity and temperature, it can bring warm, friendly weather, or cold, icy storms.